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小花遠志

简小花远志 · 繁小花遠志

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì

small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
花: huā · flower; blossoms
遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
志: zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals
远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound

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3–1–3–4 · xiao3 hua1 yuan3 zhi4

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